Republican Jim Jordan loses third US House vote as opposition grows | Reuters
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Via: jbb • last year • 4 commentsBy: Katharine Jackson,Gram Slattery,David Morgan (Reuters)
Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan on Friday lost a third vote to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving the leaderless chamber unable to respond to President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
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By Katharine Jackson, Gram Slattery and David MorganOctober 20, 20235:29 PM UTCUpdated agoWASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan on Friday lost a third vote to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving the leaderless chamber unable to respond to President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Opposition to his candidacy from within his party grew, with 25 Republican lawmakers voting against him, more than the 22 who had opposed in the second round on Wednesday. Jordan received 194 votes, well short of the 214 he needed to claim the speaker's gavel.
Now ending its third workweek without a leader, the House cannot act on a $106 billion national-security package unveiled by Biden on Friday that would bolster U.S. border security and send billions to Israel and Ukraine.
It was not clear whether Jordan would abandon his leadership bid or press ahead with more votes.
"Jim is a good man. But you know, when the votes aren't there, the votes aren't there," said Republican Representative Greg Murphy, a Jordan supporter.
Republicans were due to consider their options at a private meeting following the vote.
A close ally of Donald Trump, Jordan was a "significant player" in the former president's attempts to overturn Biden's 2020 election win, according to a congressional investigation.
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If the GOP would consider a moderate, things would get done.
Are there any moderates left in the MAGA infested GOP?
Those that didn’t vote for Jordan are.
They're obviously ball-less/spineless cowards who dare not cross the former 'president.